diff --git a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/migrations/check_registered_types.test.ts b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/migrations/check_registered_types.test.ts
index 6ab944d61b8bc..1935aba9ac60a 100644
--- a/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/migrations/check_registered_types.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/integration_tests/saved_objects/migrations/check_registered_types.test.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('checking migration metadata changes on all registered SO types', () =>
         "canvas-element": "c27505dcf2970760bea8a0fe1d000253f0c40f08",
         "canvas-workpad": "eb7b28a3b1c24af615edbf29becddf2e750a4bb5",
         "canvas-workpad-template": "34454b811e32993eaa55c6ec85a7aecca00c4cfc",
-        "cases": "7ff5ce930146a2d6fc8fbf536ce2ee16e9df296f",
+        "cases": "17af08c8b3550b3e57ba1a7f3b89d85f271712c0",
         "cases-comments": "d7c4c1d24e97620cd415e27e5eb7d5b5f2c5b461",
         "cases-configure": "1afc414f5563a36e4612fa269193d3ed7277c7bd",
         "cases-connector-mappings": "4b16d440af966e5d6e0fa33368bfa15d987a4b69",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/client/utils.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/client/utils.test.ts
index 3e46e9dbae0e7..42989ca09aa8a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/client/utils.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/client/utils.test.ts
@@ -10,36 +10,40 @@ import {
   buildNestedFilter,
   buildRangeFilter,
   constructQueryOptions,
-  sortToSnake,
+  convertSortField,
 } from './utils';
 import { toElasticsearchQuery } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import { CaseStatuses } from '../../common';
 import { CaseSeverity } from '../../common/api';
 
 describe('utils', () => {
-  describe('sortToSnake', () => {
+  describe('convertSortField', () => {
     it('transforms status correctly', () => {
-      expect(sortToSnake('status')).toBe('status');
+      expect(convertSortField('status')).toBe('status');
     });
 
     it('transforms createdAt correctly', () => {
-      expect(sortToSnake('createdAt')).toBe('created_at');
+      expect(convertSortField('createdAt')).toBe('created_at');
     });
 
     it('transforms created_at correctly', () => {
-      expect(sortToSnake('created_at')).toBe('created_at');
+      expect(convertSortField('created_at')).toBe('created_at');
     });
 
     it('transforms closedAt correctly', () => {
-      expect(sortToSnake('closedAt')).toBe('closed_at');
+      expect(convertSortField('closedAt')).toBe('closed_at');
     });
 
     it('transforms closed_at correctly', () => {
-      expect(sortToSnake('closed_at')).toBe('closed_at');
+      expect(convertSortField('closed_at')).toBe('closed_at');
+    });
+
+    it('transforms title correctly', () => {
+      expect(convertSortField('title')).toBe('title.keyword');
     });
 
     it('transforms default correctly', () => {
-      expect(sortToSnake('not-exist')).toBe('created_at');
+      expect(convertSortField('not-exist')).toBe('created_at');
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/client/utils.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/client/utils.ts
index eff291e32bfa3..1851750d862d9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/client/utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/client/utils.ts
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ export const constructQueryOptions = ({
 }: CasesFindQueryParams): SavedObjectFindOptionsKueryNode => {
   const tagsFilter = buildFilter({ filters: tags, field: 'tags', operator: 'or' });
   const reportersFilter = createReportersFilter(reporters);
-  const sortField = sortToSnake(sortByField);
+  const sortField = convertSortField(sortByField);
   const ownerFilter = buildFilter({ filters: owner, field: OWNER_FIELD, operator: 'or' });
 
   const statusFilter = status != null ? addStatusFilter({ status }) : undefined;
@@ -494,9 +494,10 @@ enum SortFieldCase {
   closedAt = 'closed_at',
   createdAt = 'created_at',
   status = 'status',
+  title = 'title.keyword',
 }
 
-export const sortToSnake = (sortField: string | undefined): SortFieldCase => {
+export const convertSortField = (sortField: string | undefined): SortFieldCase => {
   switch (sortField) {
     case 'status':
       return SortFieldCase.status;
@@ -506,6 +507,8 @@ export const sortToSnake = (sortField: string | undefined): SortFieldCase => {
     case 'closedAt':
     case 'closed_at':
       return SortFieldCase.closedAt;
+    case 'title':
+      return SortFieldCase.title;
     default:
       return SortFieldCase.createdAt;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/saved_object_types/cases.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/saved_object_types/cases.ts
index e0b9ab1cbafda..b34a355dfcd3e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/saved_object_types/cases.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/saved_object_types/cases.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ export const createCaseSavedObjectType = (
       },
       title: {
         type: 'text',
+        fields: {
+          keyword: {
+            type: 'keyword',
+          },
+        },
       },
       status: {
         type: 'keyword',
diff --git a/x-pack/test/cases_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/common/cases/find_cases.ts b/x-pack/test/cases_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/common/cases/find_cases.ts
index 3c076d4e35142..916e3c389232e 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/cases_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/common/cases/find_cases.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/cases_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/common/cases/find_cases.ts
@@ -278,6 +278,24 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext): void => {
         }
       });
 
+      it('sorts by title', async () => {
+        const case3 = await createCase(supertest, { ...postCaseReq, title: 'c' });
+        const case2 = await createCase(supertest, { ...postCaseReq, title: 'b' });
+        const case1 = await createCase(supertest, { ...postCaseReq, title: 'a' });
+
+        const cases = await findCases({
+          supertest,
+          query: { sortField: 'title', sortOrder: 'asc' },
+        });
+
+        expect(cases).to.eql({
+          ...findCasesResp,
+          total: 3,
+          cases: [case1, case2, case3],
+          count_open_cases: 3,
+        });
+      });
+
       it('unhappy path - 400s when bad query supplied', async () => {
         await findCases({ supertest, query: { perPage: true }, expectedHttpCode: 400 });
       });